Gibbons, Geladas, and Guenons Galore! -- Primates in North America

Cincinnati keeps Northern White-cheeked Gibbon.

Timbavati Wildlife Park keeps Lar Gibbon, Geoffroy's Marmoset, Red-handed Tamarin, an unidentified night monkey, Black Howler Monkey, Black-headed Spider Monkey, Ring-tailed Lemur, Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur,

Milwaukee keeps DeBrazza's Monkey.

Milwaukee no longer keeps Mandrill.

Shedd no longer keeps Goeldi's Monkey.

Lincoln Park no longer keeps Golden-headed Lion Tamarin.

Brookfield keeps Tufted Capuchin.

Ochsner Park no longer keeps Tufted Capuchin.

Henry Vilas no longer keeps Guereza.
 
Interesting coincidence given the conversation was just about Geoffroy's tamarins. When doing research on something else primate related, I stumbled across an article on captive Geoffroy's tamarin reproduction from 2003, with research on fifteen Geoffroy's tamarins at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. It appears the population suffered a severe decline in the 1990s-early 2000s due to high infant mortality: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/zoo.10099
 
Evirapo said:
Are the booted macaque population doing good? Captive seems to be in the NA only.
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Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo in Maryland is the only confirmed current holder outside Indonesia. The Special Memories Zoo in Wisconsin used to have a single individual, mistaken for a Sulawesi Crested Macaque, but they closed down in 2022.
 
Nile Hippo Expert said:
Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo in Maryland is the only confirmed current holder outside Indonesia. The Special Memories Zoo in Wisconsin used to have them, but they have closed down.
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Special Memories only ever one individual. The owners thought it was a female Sulawesi Crested Macaque, and had it paired with a male of that species.
 
Can any New World/Howler Monkey experts/enjoyers here help me make sense of something.

I just got back from the Greensboro Science Center and noticed that their Black Howler Monkeys, which were signed as Alouatta caraya on all previous visits (consistent to what is listed in the OP), are now signed as Alouatta nigerrima. I believe this is in error because the signage still depicts A. caraya (all-black males and gold-colored females, while A. nigerrima females appear to also be black), the update only occurred when the signage itself was redone (they redid a lot of the signage in the outdoor areas), they appear to still have the same individuals (I only saw the male, and I found no evidence they swapped out their howler monkeys), and I noticed other issues with their signage in other spots (including one instance of scientific name hijacking).

Does A. nigerrima actually exist in captivity in North America? They are completely absent from the OP. And have there been cases of the 2 species being confused or mixed up?
 
Sounds like an error; maybe whoever was making the sign looked up the Latin name for "black howler" and got the wrong one. Especially given the signage errors elsewhere in the zoo and the visual mismatch in the photo.

I did some searching and found a Smithsonian news post from over 10 years ago that referred to a baby howler there as nigerrima: National Zoo Asks Facebook Fans to Name First Baby Howler Monkey. AFAIK Smithsonian has always held caraya like everyone else, so I'm thinking this is just a binomial mix-up that happens occasionally due to generic and inconsistent common names.

The AZA website currently lists the program as being for caraya, and other zoos still identify theirs the same way. I'm not aware of any revelations about the caraya population having other species mixed in.
 
Thank you all for the responses. I figured it was likely an error, but I wanted to have my bases covered first given that zoos are inconsistent when it comes to adapting to new taxonomy and the fact that I am not ultra-versed in new world monkey holdings.

@Coelacanth18 I came across that same article while doing some research and that created some doubt, hence why I posted. I was not 100% sure if the species in question existed in captivity in NA.

@Chlidonias Believe it or not, that's not the most embarrassing signage error I saw that day...

You think they would the old signage on hand for reference...
 
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Common Chimpanzee - Indianapolis Zoo (IN) || No longer at Sacramento Zoo (CA)

Arthur & Eveline Explore Chimpanzee Community Hub | Exciting news! This week, the Zoo’s chimpanzee community explored the Community Hub of our International Chimpanzee Complex for the very first time.... | By Indianapolis ZooFacebook

Sacramento Zoo relocates its chimpanzees | abc10.com

White-Cheeked Gibbon - No longer at The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College [America's Teaching Zoo] (CA)

The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College

Siamang - Magnetic Hill Zoo (NB), Primate Rescue Center (KY)

Zoo de Magnetic Hill Zoo
Jenny Siamang gibbon is doing a little swinging while she checks out a magazine✨ | By Primate Rescue Center, IncFacebook

Vervet Monkey - Primate Rescue Center (KY)

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DeBrazza's Monkey - Metro Richmond Zoo (VA)

New Lemur Loop Expansion Opens - Metro Richmond Zoo

Red-Tailed Monkey - Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch (TX)

Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch

Japanese Macaque - Primate Rescue Center (KY)

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Sulawesi Crested Macaque - Primate Rescue Center (KY)

Primate Rescue Center, Inc

Crab-Eating Macaque - Primate Rescue Center (KY)

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Pig-Tailed Macaque - Primate Rescue Center

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Rhesus Macaque - Primate Rescue Center (KY)

Primate Rescue Center, Inc

Stump-Tailed Macaque - Keepers of the Wild (AZ)

Keepers of the Wild

Mandrill - Alameda Park Zoo (NM)

Alameda Park Zoo

Angolan Colobus - Magnetic Hill Zoo (NB)*

Zoo de Magnetic Hill Zoo

Javan Langur - Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park (MI)

https://www.facebook.com/BoulderRid...BoPZ6yNyoiEANzfYVr8sjnQqbDtz7tC7caePZ2sqGh6al

* Incorrectly labeled as "mantled guereza" in the original list.
 
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Geoffroy's Marmoset - Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium (MO)

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Common Marmoset - Alexandria Zoological Park (LA)

Alexandria Zoological Park

Wied's Marmoset - Alexandria Zoological Park (LA)

Alexandria Zoological Park

Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin - Animal Adventure Park (NY)

Animal Adventure Park

Cotton-Top Tamarin - Blank Park Zoo (IA) || No longer at Niabi Zoo (IL), Utica Zoo (NY)

Blank Park Zoo

Niabi Zoo
Utica Zoo prepares for 2024 AZA accreditation, decommissions tamarin exhibit

Red-Handed Tamarin - Gulf Breeze Zoo (FL)

Leaving some Sunday Funday Enrichment on your feed of our red-handed tamarins, enjoying some egg-cellent treats from their Keepers Lily and Olivia from... | By Gulf Breeze ZooFacebook

Tufted Capuchin - Primate Rescue Center (TN)

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Black-Capped Squirrel Monkey - Riverside Discovery Center (NE)

Riverside Discovery Center

Red-Backed Bearded Saki - Frank Buck Zoo (TX)

Frank Buck Zoo

Mexican Spider Monkey - Central Florida Zoo (FL)

Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens

Geoffroy's Spider Monkey - Hattiesburg Zoo (MI), The Zoo in Forest Park (MA)

Hattiesburg Zoo
Happy #NationalMonkeyDay! The Zoo is home to three black-handed spider monkeys, an endangered species native to Central America. We often get asked... | By ZOO in Forest Park and Education CenterFacebook

Black-Headed Spider Monkey - Fort Rickey Discovery Zoo (NY)

Fort Rickey Discovery Zoo

Collared Lemur - No longer at Brevard Zoo (FL)*

Common Brown Lemur - Austin Aquarium! (TX) || No longer at Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo (HI)

Austin Aquarium

Friends of the Panaewa Zoo

Ring-tailed Lemur - Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo (AL), Sacramento Zoo (CA)

Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
Sacramento Zoo

Red-Ruffed Lemur - Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo (AL)

https://www.facebook.com/AlabamaGul...4b61QQxM54cSjfXUJRAz2p22fPypBb3ZZTN8qJoDetHFl

Black-And-White Ruffed Lemur - Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo (AL) || No longer at Topeka Zoo (KS)

https://www.facebook.com/AlabamaGul...4b61QQxM54cSjfXUJRAz2p22fPypBb3ZZTN8qJoDetHFl

https://www.facebook.com/TopekaZoo/...SuW7QFMmxGwiFdLtxySu1Qhe7EUyUTEt24uA4Mmyxg16l

* Information given by @King of Komodo Dragons in the Brevard Zoo News thread (Page 13 Post #260).
** Facilities with the (!) icon keep their mammals as an ambassador species/behind the scenes.
 
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